East Seaham

East Seaham is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1][6] It is situated on the east bank of the Williams River, opposite Glen Oak and Seaham.^[8] At the 2011 census, the population of East Seaham and the adjacent suburb of Balickera was 359, with the two suburbs having an average population density of 5.5/km² (14/sq mi).^[9]

Key Information

East Seaham
Suburb
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East Seaham
Interactive map of East Seaham
Coordinates: 32°38′24″S 151°44′54″E / 32.64000°S 151.74833°E / -32.64000; 151.74833
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Hunter[1]
LGA	Port Stephens Council[1]
Location	178 km (111 mi) N of Sydney 38 km (24 mi) NNW of Newcastle 13 km (8.1 mi) N of Raymond Terrace
Government
• State electorate	Port Stephens[2]
• Federal division	Lyne[3]
Area [Note 1]
• Total	37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	353 (SAL 2021)[5]
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode	2324
County	Gloucester[6]
Parish	Wilmot[6]
Mean max temp	27.9 °C (82.2 °F)[7]
Mean min temp	6.4 °C (43.5 °F)[7]
Annual rainfall	1,121.3 mm (44.15 in)[7]
Suburbs around East Seaham Clarence Town Clarence Town Clarence Town Glen Oak, Seaham East Seaham Balickera Seaham Eagleton Balickera
Suburbs around East Seaham
Clarence Town	Clarence Town	Clarence Town
Glen Oak, Seaham	East Seaham	Balickera
Seaham	Eagleton	Balickera
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The Greswick Public School operated in East Seaham between 1895 and 1937, supported by the development of farms in and around East Seaham. The schoolhouse was moved to Seaham after a bushfire in 1939 and operated as Seaham Public School until the 1960s.^[10]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
2. ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
3. ^ "Division Finder, New South Wales" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Seaham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Seaham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "East Seaham". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo State Forest)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
8. ^ "East Seaham". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "East Seaham (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
10. ^ Hunter, C 2001, Port Stephens Heritage, Port Stephens Council Community Based Heritage Study Committee, Raymond Terrace, NSW.

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